to push (something) against
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
self-control; self-restraint
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
frequency (of occurrence)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
according to plan; as planned; on target
(your) choice; preference; wish
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to become better; to improve
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to